“There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.”

~ Niccolo Machiavelli

“The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.”

~ Woodrow Wilson

“Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.”

~ St. Augustine